New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner attends a campaign event in the Rockaways section in the Queens borough of New York July 31, 2013.REUTERS

Turk Wendell has said that he wants to one day play for free. He is prepared to show his word is true, The Post has learned.

Wendell, who was traded from the Mets to the Phillies in July, is strongly considering asking Philadelphia to trade him. The significance of the request is that if Phils GM Ed Wade can’t deal Wendell by March 15, then Wendell forfeits approximately six million dollars remaining on his contract.

The 34-year-old Wendell has the right to request a deal because he was traded after signing a contract as a free agent. Last offseason, Wendell returned to the Mets by inking a three-year, $9-plus million contract.

Wendell said that at the end of this contract he wanted to play a year with the Mets for free. This all changed in July when Steve Phillips traded Wendell in a deal that featured Bruce Chen.

Wendell’s season ended so unhappily that he doesn’t want to go back to Philadelphia. With the Phillies, Wendell started off by giving up a game-winning homer to Robin Ventura, then things got worse.

In 152/3 innings, Wendell gave up four homers and 13 runs. His ERA was 7.47. He was booed incessantly by the tough Philadelphia fans.

This has caused Wendell to strongly consider leaving behind Philadelphia and the money.

A return to Shea is unlikely, unless Wendell wants to take a significant pay cut. Phillips isn’t expected to invest much money in the bullpen.

If the Phillies were able to find a trade partner, then Wendell would still make the about $6 million on the final two years of his deal. But it is hard to imagine with the numbers Wendell had in Philly, which were accompanied by arm problems, that Wade would be able to find a partner.